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Bill Clinton visits UC Davis to stump for Democrats

Former President Bill Clinton made an appearance at the U.C. Davis campus today to campaign for local democrats ahead of Tuesday’s mid-term election.

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Updated: 1:52 PM PDT Oct 29, 2014

Bill Clinton visits UC Davis to stump for Democrats

Former President Bill Clinton made an appearance at the U.C. Davis campus today to campaign for local democrats ahead of Tuesday’s mid-term election.

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WEBVTT TEAM OF REPORTERS AND ANCHORS LIVE AT THE ARENA AS THEY TAKE TO KICK OFF THE 2014 SEASON. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON IN CALIFORNIA TODAY FOR A CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO GET DEMOCRATS OUT TO THE POLLS. THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO APPEAR PRETTY SOON. THAT IS RIGHT. AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, HILLARY CLINTON -- BILL CLINTON IS A BIG DROP. WE HAVE SOME OF THE REPUBLICANS HERE, THOSE CLEARLY IN THE MINORITY HERE. TO THE RIGHT, ALL THE SUPPORTERS HERE ARE FOUR BILL CLINTON. THESE ARE FOLKS IN LINE FOR THE FORMER PRESIDENT. HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE RECREATION CENTER AT UC DAVIS. NOT ONLY, THE PRESIDENT, BUT THE CONGRESSMAN. AND THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR STATE COMPTROLLER. THEY WILL ALL BE HERE BUT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME BILL CLINTON HAS BEEN ON CAMPUS. THE FORMER PRESIDENT WAS HERE TWO YEARS AGO TO CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRATS IN HIGHLY CONTESTED RACES. CLINTON IS KNOWN AS AN EFFECTIVE CAMPAIGNER, TO GET OTHER STUDENTS AND FACULTY MOTIVATED TO VOTE ON TUESDAY. DEMOCRATS KNOW THEY HAVE TO GET THEIR VOTES OUT TO THE POLLS TO WIN. UC DAVIS, VERY EXCITED. I AM HERE TO SEE BILL CLINTON AS USUAL. HILLARY CLINTON IS THE NEXT BIG WOMAN COMING OUT AND I'M A BIG FAN OF HER. BILL IS THE CLOSEST THING RELATED TO HILLARY. I AM ALSO HERE BECAUSE HE WAS THE PRESIDENT WHEN I WAS BORN HERE IN YOU'RE LOOKING AT LIVE PICTURES NOW, THE LINE OF STUDENTS WAITING TO GET INTO THE RECREATION CENTER AT UC DAVIS. CLINTON IS HERE PRIMARILY -- THERE IS GREAT VALUE AS A CANDIDATE AND BEING SEEN AS A VERY POPULAR FORMER PRESIDENT. THEY ARE LOOKING TO GET MEDIA COVERAGE OUT OF THIS IN A TIGHTLY CONTESTED RACE ON TUESDAY FOR THE HIGHLY CONTESTED RACE ON TUESDAY. MORE ON THIS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WE WILL HAVE MORE FOR YOU COMING OUT TONIGHT AT 5:00 AND 6:00 YOUR REPORTING LIVE, KCRA THREE NEWS.

Bill Clinton visits UC Davis to stump for Democrats

Former President Bill Clinton made an appearance at the U.C. Davis campus today to campaign for local democrats ahead of Tuesday’s mid-term election.